Brandy Rayana Norwood, known simply by the mononym Brandy was born on February 11, 1979 in McComb, Mississippi. In 1993 Brandy was offered a recording contract with Atlantic Records and on on September 27, 1994 she released her self titled debut album. It spawned four hit singles with "I Wanna Be Down", "Baby", "Best Friend", and a remixed version of "Brokenhearted" and it was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA for more than four million copies sold. She followed that success with the release of her second album Never Say Never. The album made Brandy a star and earned her five Grammy-nominations. It has since gone on to sell fourteen million copies, making it Brandy’s best selling album. Brandy has released three more albums since then and has sold over twenty five million records to date. She has also starred in several films such as "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Double Platinum" and several television series appearences which include Thea, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, American Dreams, House, One On One and The Hills. Brandy has won over 100 awards as a recording artist including seven Billboard Music Awards, one Grammy and one American Music Award.
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